《地球杀场》是一部英雄史诗般的科幻小说。故事发生在公元三千年的时候，地球已被外星入侵者——塞库洛统治了若干个世纪。塞库洛用毒气毁灭地球人类，对捕获到的幸存者施以暴虐；他们依靠庞大的星系矿业公司，主宰着银河系。 在洛基山脉的一个贫瘠荒凉的小山村，幸存的人类过着野蛮人的生活。乔尼·泰勒决定出走山庄，去寻找乐土，不幸落入塞库洛的魔爪。在其他幸存者：苏格兰人、中国人、俄国人的帮助之下，乔尼巧妙地与宇宙间邪恶势力周旋，并运用人类的智慧，战胜了塞库洛和别的企图瓜分地球的外星入侵者。
An international team of scholars offers:?? modernised, easilyaccessible texts?? ample but unobtrusive academic guidance??attention to the theatrical qualities of each play and its stagehistory?? informative illustations, including reconstructions ofearly performances --This text refers to an out of print orunavailable edition of this title.
在线阅读本书 An international team of scholars offers:?? modernised, easilyaccessible texts?? ample but unobtrusive academic guidance??attention to the theatrical qualities of each play and its stagehistory?? informative illustations, including reconstructions ofearly performances --This text refers to an out of print orunavailable edition of this title.
The blind energies and defiant acts that bring an ambitiousmanto power can also destroy him. This is the theme thatThomas Hardyexplores through his greatest and mosttragic hero: MichaelHenchard, the driven grain merchant of Casterbridge. From hisdrunken sale of his wife and baby at a county fair to hissubjugation of a farming village, Henchard's life is an epicattempt to bring the world to heel as he hides, even from himself,all vestiges of emotionalvulnerability. Combining the suspense of amystery with the poetry of the most powerful English novels, TheMavyor of Casterbridge is a masterpiece of psychological insightand profound tragedy.
A communications consultant and self-proclaimed“intellectual skeptic,”Herbert Kramerhad everything to live for-until he was diagnosed with incurable cancer at the age of 67. And suddenly Death,the unknown,unwelcomed enemy,was now his constant companion. But with the help of his wife,Kay-a chinical social worker and specialist in counseling-Herbert was able to voice his apprehensions,to confront his fears openly and honestly,and,ultimately,to come to terms with his own mortality. CONVERSATIONS AT MIDNIGHT is their dialogue-a powerful，important,and comforting aid to coping with death's finality…a profoundly inspirational journey to understanding,personal discovery and inner peace.
Bleak House is a satirical look at the Byzantine legal system in London as it consumes the minds and talents of the greedy and nearly destroys the lives of innocents--a contemporary tale indeed.Dickens's tale takes us from the foggy dank streets of London and the maze of the Inns of Court to the peaceful countryside of England.Likewise,the characters run from murderous villains to virtuous girls,from a devoted lover to a "fallen woman,"all of whom are affected by a legal suit in which there will,of course,be no winner.The first-person narrative related by the orphan Esther is particularly sweet.The articulate reading by the acclaimed British actor Paul Scofield,whose distinctive broad English accent lends just the right degree of sonority and humor to the text,brings out the color in this classic social commentary disguised as a Victorian drama.However,to abridge Dickens is,well,a Dickensian task,the results of which make for a story in which the author's convoluted plot lines and twists of fate play out in w
De Profundis is Wilde's eloquent and bitter reproach from prison to his lover,Lord Alfred Douglas.He contrasts his behaviour with that of his close friend Robert Ross who became Wilde's literary executor.The Ballad of Reading Gaol is a deeply moving and characteristically generous poem on the horrors of prison life,which was published anonymously in 1898.This collection also includes the essay The Soul of Man under Socialism and two of his Platonic dialogues,The Decay of Lying and The Critic as Artist.
This collection of 100 of O Henry’s finest stories is a showcase for the sheer variety of one of America’s best and best-loved short story writers。 The variety of the stories is amazing; O Henry is as at home describing life south of the Rio Grande as he is chronicling the activities and concerns of ’the four million’ ordinary citizens who inhabited turn--of-the-century New York。They are marked by coincidence and surprise endings as well as the compassion and high humour that have made O Henry’s stories popular for the last century。
Folger Shakespeare Library The world's leading center for Shakespeare studies Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play Scene-by-scene plot summaries A key to famous lines and phrases An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language An essay by leading Shakespeare scholar, William C. Carroll, providing a modern perspective on the play Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs.
The 1920s novel of a passion threatened by convention andplayed outagainst a backdrop of New York City-s upper class,unimaginable wealth,and unavoidable tragedy.
A sparkling love story set at a seaside resort-now in a newpackage When the man whose proposal she rejected returns from his longmilitary tour at sea, Anne Elliot is forced to face the decisionshe made eight years ago-along with the man she's never stoppedloving.
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.' Austen's best-loved tale of love, marriage and society in class-conscious Georgian England still delights modern readers today with its comedy and characters. It follows the feisty, quick-witted Elizabeth Bennet as her parents seek to ensure good marriages for her and her sisters in order to secure their future. The protagonists Darcy and Elizabeth learn much about themselves and those around them and Austen's expertly crafted comedy characters of Mrs Bennet and Mr Collins demonstrate her great artistry as a writer.
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With dramatic eloquence, this story of the French Revolutionbrings to life a time of terror and treason, and a starving peoplerising in frenzy and hate to overthrow a corrupt and decadentregime.
Spirited Elizabeth Bennet matches wits and wiles of the heartwith the arrogant Mr. Darcy in this entertaining portrait ofmatrimonial rites and rivalries in Regency England.
With an Introduction by Dr Pamela Knights, Department of English Studies, Durham University On a poor farm near Starkfield in western Massachusetts, Ethan Frome struggles to wrest a living from the land, unassisted by his whining and hypochondriacal wife Zeena. When Zeena's young cousin Mattie Silver is left destitute, the only place she can go is Ethan's farm. An embittered man and an enchanting young woman meeting in such circumstances unleash predictable consequences as passions are aroused between the three protagonists, Edith Wharton's characterisation and deft handling of reversals of fortune are so accomplished that Ethan Frome has remained enduringly popular since its first publication in 1911 and is considered her greatest tragic story.
M.R.James is probably the finest ghost-story writer England has ever produced.These tales are not only classics of their genre but are also superb examples of beautifully-paced understatement convincing background and chilling terror. As well as the preface there is a fascinating tail-piece by M.R.James Stories i Have Tried to Write which accompanies these thirty tales Among them are Casting the Runes Oh Whistle and lII come to you My Lad The Tractate Middoth the Ash Tree and Canon Alberics Scrapbook.
The Wordsworth Classics Shakespeare Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeares works.The textual editing takes account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal. King Lear has been widely acclaimed as Shakespeares most powerful tragedy. Elemental and passionate, it encompasses the horrific and the heart-rending. Love and hate, loyalty and treachery, cruelty and self-sacrifice: all these contend in a tempestuous drama which has become an enduring classic of the worlds literature. In the theatre and on screen King Lear continues to challenge and enthral. This Wordsworth edition of King Lear provides a comprehensive, integrated text of the play.
From the incredible wizadry of Merlin to the passion of SirLancelot, these tales of Arthur and his knights offer epicadventures with the supernatural as well as timeless battles without own humanity.
